This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
create
graphs
comparing
the
amount
(percentage)
of
snow
cover
along
selected
latitudes.
Students
will
make
graphs
from
the
data
microset,
then
use
the
graphs
to
investigate
the
percentage
of
snow
cover
by
latitude.
The
lesson
...
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
then
to
use
the
data
to
estimate
percentage
of
snow
cover
for
each
continent.
The
data
used
in
this
lesson
come
from
the
International
Satellite
Cloud
Climatology
Project
(ISCCP).
ISCCP
computes
fractional
snow
and
ice
coverage
by
scanning
the
Earth
...
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This library features teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. The collection is searchable by keyword, grade level, or educational standard, and can be browsed by subject area, curricular unit, lessons or activities.
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